First Year (Freshmen) Campus Living Requirement Policy SS.032

LU Policy Number: SS.032

Effective Date: 1/1/24

Approval Date: 1/1/24

Previous Approval Date: 11/12/23

Revised Date: 12/13/23

Purpose: Creation of a freshmen housing requirement that increases the likelihood of better grades, involvement on campus, interaction with faculty, and likelihood of graduation. 

Additional Authority: N/A

Scope: All incoming freshmen students as defined below. 

Approval Authority: President

Responsible Authority: Student Affairs

Recipients: Student Accounts, Registrar, Housing and Residence Life, Enrollment

Publications: N/A

Definitions: N/A

Policy Title

First Year (Freshmen) Campus Living Requirement Policy

Policy Statement

All Life University first-time freshmen students entering Life University’s College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies are required to reside in University Housing for one academic year. The academic year must include a minimum of 3 quarters, must include one fall quarter, and does not include summer quarter).

Procedure(s)

The following exemptions may apply;

• 22 years of age or older
• Married, and/or Live with Dependents
• Reside full-time with their parent(s) (or parental guardian) within a 15-mile driving distance of Life University as measured by Google Maps. 
• Students enrolling for less than Full Time Status (<12 Qtr. Credit Hours) in each of the first four quarters of attendance.

All applications for housing exemptions must be submitted to the Dean of Students or their designee.

First-year students are defined as undergraduate students who:

• Have less than 24 transferable post-secondary semester credit hours
• Transferable credits earned while still in high school, including dual credit, AP, etc. will not be counted toward the total.
• Transfer students may be exempted if they met comparable requirements at their previous institution and will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
• Are not enrolled in a designated online program.

If a student moves out of their on-campus housing before they have met the residency requirements, they will be subject to  a financial fine of 1 additional quarter of their current housing rate.

Other Notes

Students may take the summer quarter off. Taking the Summer quarter off will not count in the academic year total. If students wish to live on-campus during the summer quarter they will be required to submit a separate summer housing application. 

The following quarters will be required for the residency based on the first quarter of enrollment: